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President Trump's unexpected December announcement that America would pull its military forces out of Syria has reignited a debate over the future of U.S. counterterrorism policy in Washington.
President Trump's unexpected December announcement that America would pull its military forces out of Syria has reignited a debate over the future of U.S. counterterrorism policy in Washington.
Taking stock of the Yazidi tragedy;
Calling back Kazakh militants;
ISIS finds fertile soil in Africa;
Trump's pullout plans prompt Petagon contingencies;
What to do with ISIS detainees?
Tehran doubles down on Palestinian "resistance";
Iran's deepening economic doldrums;
A standoff over the strait...;
...and coordination in the Caspian;
Renewed doubts surround Rafsanjani's death
...[T}he Administration's unexpected December decision to withdraw U.S. forces from Syria has left Israeli policymakers on edge, and for good reason.
A changing of the guard at the Expediency Council;
Iran's Afghan exodus;
Tehran's assassins;
The politics of Iran's water woes